Physics GCSE
Calculation of work done from force and distance
What Calculation of work done from force and distance means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Calculating a derived value as force × distance moved along the force, and stating the unit as the joule.
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- Energy (OCR GCSE)
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